Sheet-match.



Patented May 7, I90l.

G. W. CHRISTOPH &. H. F. HART. SHEET MATCH. (Application filed Feb. 26, 1900.) (No Model.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

GEORGE W. CHRISTOPH AND HENRY F. HART, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SHEET-MATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 673,420, dated May 7, 1901.

Application filed February 26, 1900. Serial No. 6,471. (No model.)

provements in Friction-Matches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combustible sheet which is provided with a compound that may be ignited by being brought into frictional contact with a compound having the proper affinity.

The object of this invention is the production of a continuous sheet of this nature that is adapted to be rolled and placed in a machine designed to feed the sheet and out an individual match.

The invention consists of a sheet of 'fiexible combustible material that is capable of being rolled, as paper, pulp, cloth, or similar material having the desired characteristics, with one edge of the sheet coated with a fric tional igniting compound.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a roll embodying the invention; Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of a machine in which such a roll may be placed for feeding and cutting the individual matches, and Fig. 3 shows one of the separated matches.

The sheet 1 can be made of any combustible material that is thin enough to be rolled for placing in and to be sheared by the cutters of the machine for which it is intended. For this purpose the sheet may be formed of paper or pulp having the necessary characteristics, or it may be formed of cloth or other fabric, substance, or compound properly treated. This sheet may be rolled into a bundle or package, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be folded, if desired. A quantity of igniting compound 2 in a fluid or plastic condition is deposited upon both surfaces along one edge the entire length pf the sheet. The formula of the igniting compound may be any of those commonly used for friction-matches; but it is desirable that it be such as will produce a compound that will only ignite when rubbed upon or brought into contact with a compound for which it has a proper affinity. The igniting compound is preferably applied and allowed to harden before the sheet is rolled. The edge of the sheet opposite that which is provided with the igniting compound may be treated with a fireproofing compound 3 of a nature similar to that on matches in common use. These rolled sheets are designed to be placed in the receiving-chamber of a machine, which is provided with feed-rollers for intermittently feeding the sheet from the machine and with shear-blades for shearing oif the fed portionssuch, for instance, as is shown and described in the application for patent, Serial No. 6,472, filed by us on February 26, 1900, and to which reference is made for a full detailed description. This machine is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings and operates as follows: Upon the depression of the hand-lever 4 the blade 5, which is secured to the lower edge of the hand-lever, severs a transverse strip from the sheet, which strip is shown in Fig. 3. When this lever 4 is lifted, a sufficient portion of the sheet is fed from the receivingchamber 6 by the feed-rollers 7 to furnish another match, when the lever operating the blade is again depressed. The upper feedroller is given an intermittent rotary motion by the engagement of the pawl 8 as it is moved backward with the teeth of the ratchet wheel that is connected with the feed-roller. The pawl 8 is attached to the plunger 9,which is thrown forward by its spring when the lever is lifted and is forced backward ,by the engagement of the edge of the lever with the end of the plunger when the lever is depressed. The lower feed-roll simply rotates by friction.

Sheets of match material made in this manner are very cheap to manufacture, and they provide an article which is particularly designed for machines such as mentioned in said pending application, which are adapted to be placed in public localitiessuch as cigarstores, hotel lolobies, restaurants, barcoating of fireproofing compound along the !o rooms, hotel apartments, and public offices other edge the entire length of the sheet, subfor furnishing matches to patrons. stantially as specified.

' We claim as our invention- 1 5 As a new article of manufacture a sheet of 1S1 H' fiexible,'cornhustible material, that is capal)]'e of being rolled and of being sheared, and Witnesses:

that has a coating of igniting compound along HARRY R. VVILLIAMS,

one edge the entire length of the sheet and a F. G. HOLCOMBE. 

